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Angelica Camacho has been dating her fiance, Kenneth Paulino Jr., for 10 years. The two met while attending California State University, Monterey Bay, after a night off from hitting the books. "I went to a party with my girlfriend and I remember thinking the DJ was really good," Camacho says. "Then after my girlfriend and I went to our friend's apartment, I noticed a bunch of Guam stickers on one of the doors."

She hadn't met anyone from Guam during her first year of college, and was happy to see a piece of home.

"I asked, a Guam guy lives here? Then Kenneth came home and it turned out he was the DJ at the party."

Camacho, 27, and Paulino began dating a month later. The decision to get married was made five years ago, but finances, jobs and moving back to Guam put things on hold.

"We've always been ready, but life just happened," she says.

The couple now have two sons, Noah, 6, and Kyle, 3, and have finally set the wedding date for April 20. Camacho has been working on getting in shape for her big day, losing 40 pounds through diet and exercise. Now her greatest concern is getting her skin ready for all those wedding day photos.

"People in love have that glow, they look so happy. I think that's a perfect bride -- glowing skin," Camacho says.

As the winner of the Pacific Daily News' skin care bridal makeover, Camacho met with the owner of Oxygene Anti-Aging Spa, Shelly Calvo.

"Skin care is so important, and the No. 1 rule is higher dosage of sunscreen. The sun is so harsh here and you need that extra protection," she says.

Calvo recommends SPF 15 when staying indoors, and SPF 30 when driving around. On days spent under the hot Guam sun, Calvo opts for SPF 85 to 100.

She examines Camacho's skin, and reminds her to use sunblock daily.

"You actually have nice skin, but you have some pigmentation damage," Calvo says, referring to Camacho's freckles, caused by overexposure to the sun.

To help even out her skin tone, Calvo recommends constant exfoliation. She hands Camacho her Oxygene Pore Purifying Cleanser from her own skin-care line, and tells her to use it daily in the morning and evening.

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"It has beads for exfoliation, and whitening properties. You will gradually see your skin brighten," Calvo says.

Next she gives Camacho a bottle of Oxygene Eye Area Cream to help with her dark circles. Formulated with plant-derived active ingredients, it improves cellular uptake of oxygen so skin is energized. Gigawhite helps lighten age spots while pephactive makes skin luminous.

Calvo instructs her to be vigilant with eye cream, and to dab it on with her ring finger twice a day. This finger is the softest and thus the most gentle. She also reminds Camacho to take care of the skin on her body.

"Many women focus on their face, but forget about their neck, chest and body. Sun and pimples attack the body too, so this skin needs to be taken care of as well," Calvo says, handing Camacho a tub of Oxygene Exfoliating Body Scrub. Made with micronized apricot seed and round polyethylene beads, it helps remove dead skin cells so new cells can regenerate faster and come up to the surface.

"There's a reason I spearheaded this product line," Cavlo says. "I picked the active ingredients and worked with chemists to create it. I wanted to make a quality product with the expensive ingredients you can only get with expensive products, but I made it affordable so everyone can have access."